Hey, Watch It! – This Week’s TV Picks

The documentary Gloria: In Her Own Words, is just that: A biography of feminist icon Gloria Steinem, narrated by the woman herself. (In an aside, have you seen her making the talk-show rounds this past week? She’s as awesome as ever, but I have to admit I was surprised to see she has some really long, manicured fingernails. Like, “Real Housewives” level fingernails. Which isn’t to say feminism and fingernails don’t mix; I just think they might not exactly get along.) 9 P.M. on HBO.

Tuesday August 16th

The season premiere of “What Not To Wear” features both Jenny McCarthy and Cheryl Burke. Of course, they aren’t the ones getting makeovers. That bit of humiliation is reserved for their mutual assistant. 9 P.M. on TLC.

Wednesday August 17th

The BBC tries to get in on some of that “Mad Men” action with “The Hour,” a drama set in the BBC’s newsroom during the 1950s. Dominic West, Romola Garai, and Ben Whishaw star. 7 P.M. on BBC America.

Thursday August 18th

Patti Stanger, the “Millionaire Matchmaker,” returns to Los Angeles for another season of the reality series, and if there’s anything that can be learned from the show, it’s this: Just because you have money, doesn’t mean you can get away with being a jerk….Just kidding, you can totally get away with it, and about 50% of the jerks on this show can prove it. 10 P.M. on Bravo.

Friday August 19th

This week’s entry into the “If it’s a job, it’s a reality show” category is “Tanked,” which follows two men who run a luxury fish tank installation business in Las Vegas. Wow. Talk about exciting television! 6 P.M. on Animal Planet.

Saturday August 20th

James Earl Jones stars as a treasure hunter who finds more than gold at the bottom of the sea in the 1982 horror flick Bloodtide. Nothing like ancient monsters demanding virgin sacrifices to put a damper on that treasure hunting. 11 P.M. on KOFY channel 13.

Sunday August 21st

National Geographic’s documentary “The Liquid Bomb Plot” offers an in-depth investigation into just why we can no longer bring as much hand lotion as we damn well please in our carry-on luggage. 9 P.M.